whisper

whisper
whisper [{{t}}'wɪspə(r)]
1 intransitive verb
(a) (person) chuchoter, parler à voix basse;
to whisper to sb parler ou chuchoter à l'oreille de qn;
stop whispering! arrêtez de chuchoter!;
what are you whispering about? qu'est-ce que vous avez à chuchoter?
(b) (leaves) bruire; (water, wind) murmurer
2 transitive verb
(a) (person) chuchoter, dire à voix basse;
to whisper sth to sb chuchoter qch à qn;
I whispered the answer to her je lui ai soufflé la réponse;
to whisper sweet nothings to sb susurrer des mots doux à l'oreille de qn
(b) {{}}British{{}} (rumour)
it's whispered that her husband's left her le bruit court ou on dit que son mari l'a quittée;
I've heard it whispered that he's lost his fortune j'ai entendu dire qu'il avait perdu toute sa fortune
3 noun
(a) (of voice) chuchotement m;
to speak in a whisper parler tout bas ou à voix basse;
we never raised our voices above a whisper nous n'avons fait que murmurer;
…she said in a loud whisper …chuchota-t-elle assez fort;
{{}}figurative{{}} not a whisper of this to anyone! n'en soufflez mot à personne!
(b) (of leaves) bruissement m; (of water, wind) murmure m
(c) {{}}British{{}} (rumour) rumeur f, bruit m;
there are whispers of his leaving le bruit court ou on dit qu'il va partir;
I've heard whispers that they're getting married j'ai entendu dire qu'ils allaient se marier

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